I have always thought of myself as a strong person. That all seems to change everytime I have a health problem. Especially related to my joints. When I had my first knee surgery I cried because of never being able to basketball again. I cried before surgery because I was scared shitless. I cried shortly after I was told that I would have to have surgery again. Lump in my breast same deal. My health scares me. When there is something wrong with me I lose it.
Recently I have been having a LOT of problems with my right hip. I am sure that the irritation has been escalated due to my weight gain since high school. But that isn't my concern at the moment. My concern is how can I get motivated when I cannot walk comfortably. My hip has been cracking and popping. When that happens I stop. I stop because of the pain screaming through my body. It screams from my hip down to my knee. Sometimes even through to the ankle. Oh I don't have to be stand for this to happen. I can be readjusting myself in bed or on the couch. Therefore there is no safe place that I can be. The pain can come with a blink of an eye.
So when I went to the Dr for my usual woman appt I told the Dr. of my pain. He could not see anything wrong with my x-ray so he sent it to a radiologist. The radiologist said that he could see the early stages of arthritis setting in. Also, that I had a condition called congenital hip dysplasia. This is more common in young children. Everything that I have read does say that if you have a mild case it may be difficult to diagnose. If you have a less severe case you can live with it for years and not know until you reach adulthood. On top of all that I have a flat spot in the ball at the femur head. So what is supposed to be a nice ball joint is kind of jagged sometimes. This does explain the pop/pain phenomenon that I have experienced. My doctor didn't have a lot to offer in the way of suggestions to fix this. He just said that he hopes that it isn't necessary to replace the hip due to my age.
I am off the the Sports Medicine clinic again. I am scared. I don't know what to expect. I don't know how to deal with it other than breaking down into tears.
Thursday, June 23, 2005
Monday, June 20, 2005
Stupid Dogs
"Dogs chase a ball and bring it back to you. How dumb is that?"
-Paraphrased from my Aunt Mary Lou.
My question for her is.... "If it keeps him busy with little energy on your part, what is the problem?"
Jackson played Go Fetch all afternoon into the evening yesterday. He was occupied, having fun and he ran a lot. Needless to say he passed out in the car almost as soon as I pulled out of the driveway. He slept the whole way home. Only stirring to change positions. He walked into the house and plopped down on the couch. He got up to go potty, went back to the couch. I don't think he moved all night. He was laying exactly where I left him when I got up this morning. He was still hard to stir to get up to go potty this morning. The little thing is wore out. Atleast he had fun doing it.
-Paraphrased from my Aunt Mary Lou.
My question for her is.... "If it keeps him busy with little energy on your part, what is the problem?"
Jackson played Go Fetch all afternoon into the evening yesterday. He was occupied, having fun and he ran a lot. Needless to say he passed out in the car almost as soon as I pulled out of the driveway. He slept the whole way home. Only stirring to change positions. He walked into the house and plopped down on the couch. He got up to go potty, went back to the couch. I don't think he moved all night. He was laying exactly where I left him when I got up this morning. He was still hard to stir to get up to go potty this morning. The little thing is wore out. Atleast he had fun doing it.
Monday, June 13, 2005
Grocery Shopping
Mondays are usually my day to go to the grocery store. Let me say that I am infinitely happier with my options in Sun Prairie than I ever was in Spring Green. Today I was a little later than usual and had to deal with the going home rush. After my trip through the store I came to the following conclusion. My conclusion is that there are five types of grocery shoppers.
1. The Rushed shopper-This is a person who has 30 minutes of shopping to cram into 10. This is the person who cannot wait at the meat counter for you to make the snap decision ham or turkey. She runs to the milk case and as you are pulling your gallons of milk out of the cooler practically knocks you out of the way. If you walk to slowly down the aisle you her an exasperated "huh" out of her mouth. And God help you if you happen to be pushing your cart down the wrong side of the aisle. You will be run over. They are an 18 wheeler and you are the poor deer caught in the headlights.
2. The Organized/Purposeful shopper- This person has a list most often in order of the store so they know exactly what aisle they need to go down thus reducing impulse items. This person has the meals planned out days in advanced so she can have the well balanced and coordinated meal.
All of her coupons are neatly clipped and found with her shopping list. She is patient as she has planned her time accordingly knowing how busy the store will be. Their shopping is structured and they are in and out as quickly as possible......Without running people over with their cart.
3. The Distracted Shopper- This poor person usually has a child in their cart and maybe one more in tow. The cart is full and they realized that they forgot the green pepper for the special salad she was making so they haul the cart and the kids across the store. When the whole reason that she forgot the pepper in the first place is the kid in the cart was pulling things off the produce shelves onto the floor.
4. The Hungry/Impulsive Shopper- This person walks through the store throwing everything that looks good into their cart. By the time they get to the end of the store there is no room for the milk in the cart. This poor schmuck usually spends way more than they bargained for. This person is most often a man. Buying pieces of a meal not knowing how it all goes together. I sometimes feel like this shopper.
5. The Dilly-dally shopper. This is the person who reads every label. They often leave their cart in the middle of an aisle as they go off to find something. They are constantly pushing their cart down the wrong side of the aisle. They do not pay attention to where they are going. They stand in the frozen cooler with the door open while they read every label while their cart is in THE MIDDLE OF THE AISLE!!!!!
Let me know what kind of shopper you are.
1. The Rushed shopper-This is a person who has 30 minutes of shopping to cram into 10. This is the person who cannot wait at the meat counter for you to make the snap decision ham or turkey. She runs to the milk case and as you are pulling your gallons of milk out of the cooler practically knocks you out of the way. If you walk to slowly down the aisle you her an exasperated "huh" out of her mouth. And God help you if you happen to be pushing your cart down the wrong side of the aisle. You will be run over. They are an 18 wheeler and you are the poor deer caught in the headlights.
2. The Organized/Purposeful shopper- This person has a list most often in order of the store so they know exactly what aisle they need to go down thus reducing impulse items. This person has the meals planned out days in advanced so she can have the well balanced and coordinated meal.
All of her coupons are neatly clipped and found with her shopping list. She is patient as she has planned her time accordingly knowing how busy the store will be. Their shopping is structured and they are in and out as quickly as possible......Without running people over with their cart.
3. The Distracted Shopper- This poor person usually has a child in their cart and maybe one more in tow. The cart is full and they realized that they forgot the green pepper for the special salad she was making so they haul the cart and the kids across the store. When the whole reason that she forgot the pepper in the first place is the kid in the cart was pulling things off the produce shelves onto the floor.
4. The Hungry/Impulsive Shopper- This person walks through the store throwing everything that looks good into their cart. By the time they get to the end of the store there is no room for the milk in the cart. This poor schmuck usually spends way more than they bargained for. This person is most often a man. Buying pieces of a meal not knowing how it all goes together. I sometimes feel like this shopper.
5. The Dilly-dally shopper. This is the person who reads every label. They often leave their cart in the middle of an aisle as they go off to find something. They are constantly pushing their cart down the wrong side of the aisle. They do not pay attention to where they are going. They stand in the frozen cooler with the door open while they read every label while their cart is in THE MIDDLE OF THE AISLE!!!!!
Let me know what kind of shopper you are.
Thursday, June 09, 2005
Our New Arrival
You can see a picture of the soon to be newest arrival in our home here.
Isn't that the most beautiful thing that you have ever seen? We, no I am so excited for it's arrival! Josh wasn't really all that excited or convince that we really needed our new addition. But, I used my skills of charm and told him that we did.
Every day this week seems like it is dragging on forever as I anxiously await. Each night I torturously sleep. I wake up aching and feeling stiff. Our old bed never seemed that bad until this week. It knows that we have cheated on it. We are trading it in for a younger, newer, firmer model. I don't know if I can stand one more night of this sleep. Although I have to. Josh keeps kidding me telling me that he is moving into the spare because he doesn't think that our bed is all that bad. We bought our bed 3 years ago from a whole in the wall place. We answered an ad in the paper for a cheap mattress still in plastic. I think that we paid less than $200 for a queen set and frame so you know it wasn't the greatest quality. But hey we were poor and that is all that we could afford.
So I wait and sleep one more tortured night before I can feel heaven on earth because that is what our new mattress feels like....
Isn't that the most beautiful thing that you have ever seen? We, no I am so excited for it's arrival! Josh wasn't really all that excited or convince that we really needed our new addition. But, I used my skills of charm and told him that we did.
Every day this week seems like it is dragging on forever as I anxiously await. Each night I torturously sleep. I wake up aching and feeling stiff. Our old bed never seemed that bad until this week. It knows that we have cheated on it. We are trading it in for a younger, newer, firmer model. I don't know if I can stand one more night of this sleep. Although I have to. Josh keeps kidding me telling me that he is moving into the spare because he doesn't think that our bed is all that bad. We bought our bed 3 years ago from a whole in the wall place. We answered an ad in the paper for a cheap mattress still in plastic. I think that we paid less than $200 for a queen set and frame so you know it wasn't the greatest quality. But hey we were poor and that is all that we could afford.
So I wait and sleep one more tortured night before I can feel heaven on earth because that is what our new mattress feels like....
Tuesday, June 07, 2005
Go Fug Yourself
Go Fug Yourself
This is my new favorite site! This site is maintained by two women. These women tear apart celebrity fashion disasters. They do this in a very sarcastic manner. I highly suggest that you check this site out for yourself.
This is my new favorite site! This site is maintained by two women. These women tear apart celebrity fashion disasters. They do this in a very sarcastic manner. I highly suggest that you check this site out for yourself.
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